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'''''Mesua thwaitesii''''', is a plant species in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Calophyllaceae]]. It is [[ |
'''''Mesua thwaitesii''''', is a plant species in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Calophyllaceae]]. It is native to [[Sri Lanka]] and southwestern [[India]].<ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428870-1 ''Mesua thwaitesii'' Planch. & Triana]. ''[[Plants of the World Online]]'', Retrieved 26 May 2023.</ref> The [[Sinhala language|Sinhalese]] people of Sri Lanka call it "Diya Nā - දිය නා".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.srilankaview.com/Flora/flora_srilanka223.htm|title = Mesua thwaitesii,Clusiaceae Family,SriLankaView, Plants of Sri Lanka}}</ref> The plant is highly valuable as a medicinal plant within the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=309&s=Local_name|title=Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 26 May 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Mesua |
| Species: | M. thwaitesii
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| Mesua thwaitesii Planch. & Triana
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Mesua thwaitesii, is a plant species in the family Calophyllaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and southwestern India.[1] The Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka call it "Diya Nā - දිය නා".[2] The plant is highly valuable as a medicinal plant within the country.[3]
Chemistry
[edit]Timber, seeds and bark of Mesua thwaitesii is known to have Xanthones and 4-phenylcoumarins.[4]
Taxonomical controversy
[edit]Mesua ferrea is a complex species and has recently been split into several species and varieties.[5] A.J.G.H. Kostermans and Gunatilleke et al. call the tree described in the Wikipedia article Mesua nagassarium. Kostermans lists several subspecies of Mesua nagassarium.
These authors list Mesua ferrea as a separate species that is endemic to Sri Lanka and is a small, 15 meters high tree that grows near streams and in marshes in the Southwest of Sri Lanka, where it is called "Diya Na" in Sinhala, meaning "Water Na Tree". This "Diya Na" is not cultivated.[6] Gunatilleke et al. (p. 139), however, remark in a footnote: "In the most recent revision diya na is named as Mesua thwaitesii and na as Mesua ferrea".
References
[edit]- ^ Mesua thwaitesii Planch. & Triana. Plants of the World Online, Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Mesua thwaitesii,Clusiaceae Family,SriLankaView, Plants of Sri Lanka".
- ^ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details".
- ^ Bandaranayake, Wickramasinghe M.; Selliah, Sathiaderan S.; Sultanbawa, M.Uvais S.; Games, D.E. (1975). "Xanthones and 4-phenylcoumarins of Mesua thwaitesii". Phytochemistry. 14: 265–269. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(75)85052-7.
- ^ biotik.org database, entry: "Mesua ferrea L. – Clusiaceae" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ A.J.G.H. Kostermans "Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)" in M. D. Dassanayaka and F. R. Fosberg, eds., A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Volume I, New Delhi 1980, pp. 107–110. Ashton M, Gunatilleke S, de Zoysa N, Dassanayake MD, Gunatilleke N, Wijesundera S. A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Colombo 1997 p. 140.